Severe Weather

Sleet, snow, and icy roads coming our way

It's a mess of winter weather that's moving into the area just in time for the Monday morning commute.

We're talking snow and sleet in the forecast and if you walk outside, you'll notice we already have one ingredient in place already...the cold! Many spots were in the teens and 20s this morning and we're only expected to warm into the mid 30s.

It's all a sign of things to come as our first decent chance for some snowfall begins to take shape across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.

Right now, drier air at the surface is helping to shut down and dissipate the first batch of snow moving our way out of Oklahoma City. That being said, a few pop up flurries can't be ruled out across Northwest Arkansas or the River Valley into this afternoon. But whatever we do get during the daylight hours is only a taste of what awaits us late Sunday night and into the early morning hours of Monday.

The second punch looks to bring more widespread chances for snow and sleet flurries which are currently expected to start moving through around 3 AM and into the early Monday morning hours. We'll be right on the border line of freezing, so it really could go either way across the region and will likely be some mix of both. Now as you'll notice in the forecast graphic, it's only including the River Valley. Other models are showing the showers moving through Northwest Arkansas instead. So don't take the model too literally. I think we'll end up seeing some across the entire area, but more so the farther south and southeast you go. The Ouachitas may even see a couple inches out slushy, wet snow by the time we're done.

Now, the path and intensity of the wintery looking forecast is BOUND TO CHANGE! So be sure to tune into 40/29 news tonight and Monday morning for the latest forecast.

Most of the snow, sleet, and freezing rain showers are expected to let up by late morning and early afternoon on Monday. Then it's smooth sailing through the rest of the week with warmer daytime temperatures back in the 40s and 50s and plenty of sunshine to spare through Thanksgiving weekend.

So there's your forecast as it stands now. Stay safe on the roads, everyone!

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